DWI Defense Lawyer in Plano

Insight into Field Sobriety Test Training

The legal team at Zendeh Del Law Firm has long argued that testing for DWI by the use of field sobriety tests is junk science. The testing procedures and outcomes have not been peer reviewed or evaluated, and far from being accurate in indicating alcohol intoxication, they are merely physical agility exercises that are evaluated by an officer on a subjective basis. Many people, for innocent reasons, cannot perform these agility tests to the satisfaction of law enforcement, and then pay the price of being arrested for DWI. A Plano DWI attorney from the firm immediately review any field sobriety testing results and procedures as the first step in defending clients against charges of drunk driving.

Field sobriety tests are claimed to have been designed to evaluate what is considered "divided attention", which is an important skill used in driving. If an officer decides you have not performed the tests to their satisfaction, you suffer the price by an arrest for DWI. In many cases, the whole process begins with wrongly administered field sobriety tests. With the daily use of these tests on the citizens of Plano by law enforcement, we see unfair DWI arrests being made regularly.

The SFST Manual is very specific as to how these tests are to be administered. Failure of an officer to follow the instructions in the manual will affect the validity of the results. Yet time and again, the firm identifies violations of correct procedure when the law enforcement personnel administer these tests. If you have been charged with DWI, your first and step is to contact our firm to review any FST evidence that led to your arrest before the case proceeds further.

To learn more about police training in field sobriety tests and view videos pertaining to the training, please read our blog on the subject.

Fighting for Your Rights

If the officer fails to correctly administer the tests - which happens frequently - the validity of the results are COMPROMISED! The attorney from the firm who represents you will conduct a thorough review of the administration of your tests, and will move forward at once to expose these errors in court. The officer involved can be cross examined with regard to how they administered the each test your case. Under questioning by our attorney, the officer will often admit that they failed to correctly administer the tests per the instructions from the NHTSA. As their own manual makes clear, when incorrectly administered, the testing results are not valid, and the officer involved will finally admit this fact when questioned by the DWI attorney from the firm. This can be extremely beneficial to your case, often allowing for the charges to be dismissed. Call the firm today to have your DWI case reviewed.

Contact a Plano DWI attorney today for help with your DWI charges.